Photo: Skvader · CC BY-SA 4.0Two Rivers Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.0 for each
Hardly any stay in Two Rivers Township for work; outside it, St. Cloud is the main destination (15%, 22 miles). Employers in Two Rivers Township report 3 jobs; 370 of its residents have a job. Home is the office for 8% of workers, next to 18% for Minnesota as a whole.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What stands out about work in Two Rivers Township
Two Rivers Township is a place people come home to
There are 3 jobs based in Two Rivers Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Two Rivers Township has about 430 people in it, 46% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Two Rivers Township’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Two Rivers Township is St. Cloud, 22 miles away as the crow flies. 15% of working residents (54) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
Two Rivers Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 32 minutes each way, against 23 across Minnesota. Over a year that’s about 245 hours of commuting, 69 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 370 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Who leaves Two Rivers Township for work, and who comes in
On a workday 370 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 3 people come in from elsewhere.
About 430 people are in Two Rivers Township on a workday afternoon, 46% fewer than live here.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Two Rivers Township’s commute, mile by mile
About 20% show a job over 50 miles away. Some of that is real, and some is employers that report every worker at a head office, so a few long commutes are on paper only.
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2023.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Commuting from Two Rivers Township: about 32 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Two Rivers Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 431 commuters (the 8% who work from home are left out). Across Minnesota: 84% drive alone, 2% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Where Two Rivers Township goes to work
Where Two Rivers Township clocks in
15% of workers
11% of workers
4% of workersLines run between town centers. The top 10 towns each way; “Everywhere else” is the rest, including other states.
A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.
What Two Rivers Township’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Two Rivers Township, 2013 → 2023: 8 → 3. Big swings can come from how a large employer reports its locations, not only from real openings or closings.
Primary jobs covered by unemployment insurance (not the self-employed). Pay is monthly earnings. LEHD 2023.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Two Rivers Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Work in the towns next to Two Rivers Township
The biggest share goes to Brockway Township (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Two Rivers Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Two Rivers Township | – | — | — | 32 min | $100,625 |
| Langola Township | under 3% | A− | C− | 29 min | $114,167 |
| Bellevue Township | under 3% | A− | C− | 26 min | $113,958 |
| Swan River Township | under 3% | — | — | 28 min | — |
| Elmdale Township | under 3% | B− | B− | 34 min | $80,833 |
| Brockway Township | 3% | A | C | 25 min | $116,250 |
Same-state neighbors only. Swan River Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Two Rivers Township’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Two sources, two years. Trips, distances and jobs based here: Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs, where the employer reports them. Income, poverty, unemployment, commute time and how people travel: Census ACS 2020–24 averages.
- Straight lines, older transit. Miles are as the crow flies. EPA’s walkability and transit files use 2017–20 inputs.
Jobs and commuting in Two Rivers Township: questions
What is the median household income in Two Rivers Township?
$100,625 (±$15,111) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Two Rivers Township?
1.2%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Two Rivers Township?
32 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Two Rivers Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are St. Cloud (15%, 22 mi), Little Falls (11%, 12 mi), Rice (4%, 8 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Two Rivers Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Two Rivers Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Two Rivers Township
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2023, primary jobs. Commute time, working from home and working out of state: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Distances are straight lines between home and work; real drives run longer.